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Snapchat Effect Gives Booming Cosmetic Industry A Makeover
Saturday, May 20, 2017 - 2:44pm | 567Read More...Another day, another adage crushed by Wall Street. All that glitters is gold, so it seems. Americans spent $17 billion on prestige beauty products in 2016, according to NPD Group’s market research. Led by a 12-percent pop in makeup sales, the domestic industry saw a 6-percent, $1 billion...
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'Retail Thursday' Isn't The Same As It Used To Be...
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 7:25pm | 312Read More...A number of companies in the Retail sector posted monthly retail metrics this week, on Wednesday and Thursday. A very important day for retail investors in years past, the first Thursday of each month was known to be marked off on calendars as a day when an important metric, same-store sales, could...
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Bentz: Here's The Concern For A Starwood-Marriott Merger
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:36pm | 240Read More...In an unexpected development in the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) acquisition battle, Chinese firm Anbang Insurance Group decided to walk away from its proposed takeover for almost $14 billion. Talented Blonde analyst Kristin Bentz shared some thoughts on the issue in...
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Expert: Macy's An Amazing Brand, But Only Solution Is To Close Stores
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 3:29pm | 533Read More...Macy's, Inc (NYSE: M) shares are rebounding this week, but according to Kristin Bentz, investors shouldn't be fooled: Macy's is in deep trouble. Bentz loves CEO Terry Lundgren, but admitted there are certain things that even he can't fix. "They're trying to do...
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This Retail Expert's Holiday Outlook Says It's Not About If Consumers Spend, But Where They Will Spend
Friday, November 6, 2015 - 12:12pm | 723Read More...In a recent report, Kristin Bentz, President of Talented Blonde LLC shared an outlook of the upcoming holiday season. Bentz' contention “has been and still is, that Black Friday is more of a non event with consumers—a symbolic kick-off to the holiday shopping season....
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Nike-Lululemon Rumor 'Probably A Long That Wants To Get Out'
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 1:02pm | 322Read More...Around 11:00 a.m. ET, there was some unconfirmed market chatter about Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) having made a $60 per share bid to acquire Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). Kristin Bentz, President of Talented Blonde LLC, commented on the rumor. Shares of Nike were down about 1.6...
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Top 5 Trading Ideas Of The Week
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 6:38pm | 339Read More...Among the trading ideas this week, there were five that stood out: 1. Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is more of a luxury stock than a tech stock, and should be viewed as such, said Kristin Bentz, President at Talented Blonde, LLC. His opinion piece, titled 50 Shades of Meh., mentioned that the Apple...
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Why This Retail Expert Says Goldman's Lululemon Downgrade Is 'Completely Overblown'
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 1:05pm | 524Read More...Retail expert and Talented Blonde CEO Kristin Bentz told Benzinga that the Goldman Sachs downgrade of Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) was unexpected and completely overblown. "If you read the comments in the note, they are calling it best-in-class but then putting a Sell on it. It...
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Talented Blonde CEO On The 1 Thing JC Penney Has Of Value
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 4:57pm | 280Read More...Talented Blonde CEO Kristin Bentz told Benzinga that the only thing J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) has "that's worth anything is their real estate." "They could sell their [headquarters] and make a fortune" and despite sounding strange, in some ways "it would...
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Talented Blonde CEO Says Macy's Doesn't Need More Stores
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 8:05am | 442Read More...Talented Blonde CEO Kristin Bentz told Benzinga that Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) was the first company to create infrastructure for omnichannel retailing. The omnichannel approach has shown, however, that “you don’t need more retail stores,” according to Bentz. Using Michael...
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Talented Blonde CEO Kristin Bentz: Target Won't Raise Wages Just Yet
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 6:27pm | 247Read More...Retail expert and Talented Blonde CEO Kristin Bentz weighed in on Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), in light of the recent announcement that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will be spending $1 billion this year to give raises to 500,000 full and part-time employees. Bentz told Benzinga,...
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Talented Blonde CEO: Why Apple Could Hurt Nordstrom Earnings
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 5:08pm | 345Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Talented Blonde CEO Kristin Bentz said that it’s really a mixed bag over at Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) ahead of its earnings report Thursday afternoon. Importing Issues Traditionally, Bentz explained that Nordstrom has been the leader when it comes to luxury...
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Retail Analyst On Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Departure: Former Guess CEO And Former Abercrombie COO Might Make Good Replacements
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 7:09pm | 231Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Talented Blonde President and Retail Analyst Kristin Bentz offered a couple examples of retail industry veterans who might be good to replace departing Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) CEO Michael Jeffries. The first name she mentioned was former Guess?, Inc. (NYSE...
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Talented Blonde Kristin Bentz On Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Departure: Co. Got Out Of Touch With Consumer
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 5:39pm | 265Read More...Talented Blonde President and Retail Analyst Kristin Bentz told Benzinga that as Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) increased in size and popularity, it got out of touch with the teenage customer. One reason Bentz explained is that more than half of women in the U.S. are size 14 or higher...
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Talented Blonde Kristin Bentz On Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Departure: 'Mike Jeffries Was Always Very Scandalous'
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 5:28pm | 171Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, retail analyst and Talented Blonde President Kristin Bentz said that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) departing CEO Michael Jeffries was a strange guy. Bentz said that Jeffries oversaw the retailer that became the first to do “sex prep,” where all of the...
